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Local Authority Education Expenditure

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the capital expenditure on education by each local authority in England in each year since 1989-90. [11432]

Mrs. Gillan: The following tables gives capital expenditure by each local education authority in England in each year from 1990-91 to 1994-95. Information on 1989-90 and 1995-96 is not available.

Capital expenditure on education by local authorities: 1990-91 to 1994-95 (cash terms)

£000s
1990-911991-921992-931993-941994-95
City of London18,18102522,779
Camden1,2562,8191,5424091,353
Greenwich(9)--1,5011,1224022,182
Hackney1,4921,2031,2121,5352.585
Hammersmith and Fulham2,1692,0714,7383,3982,304
Islington3,8721,9475988511,283
Kensington and Chelsea5,0462,7982,0232,4122,339
Lambeth8941,5872,1441,7892,071
Lewisham1,5221,5347571,9674,795
Southwark(9)--2,1593,1483,9064,407
Tower Hamlets19,60217.10312,91812,06811,718
Wandsworth3,8184,3065,8356,1147,694
City of Westminster1,3011,8481,2981,0253,016
Barking and Dagenham2,0737,2496,6043,0135,561
Barnet5,2552,3002,7345,2785,572
Bexley2,6662,3653,2065,6065,411
Brent6,4473,7272,4961,6391,321
Bromley5,5277,2156,1896,31113,453
Croydon15,7648,4394,5323,7727,045
Ealing2,8161,9263,5244,5615,054
Enfield20,45716,1462,9902,3562,131
Haringey1,3392,0476932,8012,615
Harrow3,0573,5385,4425,0995,741
Havering7,6184,8482,7391,0241,631
Hillingdon4,9581,7175,5139,1954,842
Hounslow5,3005,3047,3115,8773,528
Kingston upon Thames4,1444,2131,2571,4063,117
Merton10,8613,9553,4683,5384,791
Newham7,12810,6626,7511,8183,087
Redbridge5,8423,2645,3703,4135,337
Richmond upon Thames3,0102,9462,7132,5542,898
Sutton7,5367,2923,9073,4264,353
Waltham Forest6,9733,4415,8697,2643,996
Birmingham14,12114,50712,69012,85316,647
Coventry11,4156,8775,3883,0423,052
Dudley4,6406,66710,9354,0474,746
Sandwell4,3522,7402,1905,5815,625
Solihull3,2753,3892,6443,4813,497
Walsall2,9572,4472,5081,5281,791
Wolverhampton2,1892,6313,2243,3042,298
Knowsley2,8851,2972,5482,4962,069
Liverpool3,3712,4772,3673,4577,193
St. Helens4,5307,0842,1681,6981,708
Sefton4,8543,636 2,2942,9961,199
Wirral4,1354,6302,7181,2941,165
Bolton3,6831,5302,0371,6421,777
Bury1,3241,0851,0476181,491
Manchester(9)--6,907 9,8079,17112,593
Oldham4,70110,9898,5734,2786,148
Rochdale4,6407,3629,1142,0683,129
Salford4,8683,6512,0963,3653,726
Stockport3,1232,5522,0331,9331,694
Tameside2,2501,9491,9101,2312,549
Trafford11,2075,3335,5725,5154,008
Wigan3,9805,3223,8131,3231,044
Barnsley2,0111,9104,1332,7041,662
Doncaster4784107941,5805,800
Rotherham1,9761,3312,4011,855486
Sheffield(9)--6,3027,0228,1888,181
Bradford10,01912,50512,1029,38010,612
Calderdale2,1492,1532,2271,8561,999
Kirklees4,7794,4637,5149,0876,683
Leeds10,90320,42925,55621,5379,799
Wakefield(9)--3,2995,60911,76811,471
Gateshead4,3845,0783,9921,8371,577
Newcastle upon Tyne2,5203,3872,4903,2806,037
North Tyneside2,1221,9632,3313,6034,854
South Tyneside4,6504,5841,9111,8491,014
Sunderland4,2294,2235,8555,5532,002
Isles of Scilly212501173522
Avon10,53915,32314,0778,9798,069
Bedfordshire3,2191,8725,8805,5315,207
Berkshire10,6627,35716,23417,65617,079
Buckinghamshire13,94113,31211,9319,76612,078
Cambridgeshire16,23222,71323,2308,59610,921
Cheshire10,77816,46521,90819,02221,310
Cleveland6,6434,9544,7864,1035,715
Cornwall12,33311,43514,61110,7877,989
Cumbria8,30610,10012,32512,85910,016
Derbyshire16,35714,45915,92110,51211,057
Devon26,05332,59926,64325,30823,282
Dorset8,90013,19514,62211,83720,180
Durham5,8227,1598,2186,8636,684
East Sussex13,93717,27518,15616,49417,832
Essex19,71323,99219,84417,97123,824
Gloucestershire11,95610,5697,3319,33810,775
Hampshire33,10125,01323,71524,50834,322
Hereford and Worcester11,91910,6565,4937,8078,427
Hertfordshire14,04014,09113,43211,70216,845
Humberside10,2918,5789,3797,1235,307
Isle of Wight2,7123,2992,1842,5974,044
Kent18,95624,96425,89823,19028,825
Lancashire20,67520,25524,09625,01927,548
Leicestershire13,28212,54312,37310,34410,374
Lincolnshire11,66718,46319,48515,64116,346
Norfolk6,9366,1525,7077,4906,724
North Yorkshire5,58610,8448,1707,0704,715
Northamptonshire4,9563,9663,2508,4385,701
Northumberland2,9695,4605,3382,9682,503
Nottinghamshire6,2946,3187,7725,7675,966
Oxfordshire11,5833,52410,78411,82418,543
Shropshire6,5617,3844,2564,8567,623
Somerset7,7775,77011,13210,4128,466
Staffordshire8,94910,16010,7926,9179,536
Suffolk12,37711,10912,32811,25610,900
Surrey17,89617,36615,91722,17922,566
Warwickshire5,6183,6024,2004,7266,485
West Sussex17,02814,75313,84521,43721,431
Wiltshire9,48310,0099,9496,4035,626
England(10)812,749797,677797,610732,158802,199

(9) LEA did not submit information.

(10) Totals have been grossed to compensate for non returns.


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Class Sizes

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list average class sizes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools and total primary pupil numbers and total secondary pupil numbers in each of the past three years in each local education authority. [11426]

Mr. Robin Squire: The information requested is shown in the following tables.

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Average size of single teacher classes and pupils on register in maintained primary and secondary schools in each local education authority area in England 1994-1996
Position in January each year

Primary schools Secondary schools
Total pupils on register Average class size Total pupils on register Average class size
199419951996199419951996199419951996199419951996
Corporation of London21421921427.026.826.8(11)--(11)--(11)--(11)--(11)--(11)--
Camden10,92811,08311,15327.127.327.310,65710,76810,86120.419.820.5
Greenwich21,08021,23421,53526.126.425.513,98013,99413,65321.921.721.6
Hackney16,88317,93618,07725.726.126.17,4457,4537,36621.921.523.0
Hammersmith9,1919,4309,50225.225.626.15,8855,9715,95321.022.822.6
Islington15,65715,99816,25525.926.626.27,2157,4507,53723.123.222.8
Kensington and Chelsea6,4416,4186,51224.925.124.43,1623,1773,20219.118.520.4
Lambeth18,93219,03419,12324.224.624.66,3066,6776,60121.621.522.1
Lewisham20,81421,06121,60226.025.425.710,88810,95110,87922.621.621.2
Southwark22,52022,76822,88326.926.926.19,3849,1729,16024.324.724.4
Tower Hamlets21,73222,05122,41626.426.725.811,88812,29312,70722.423.123.1
Wandsworth17,43717,56717,91525.025.225.48,9419,1819,18321.221.721.7
Westminster9,2269,4799,58224.025.324.97,4647,5517,62720.821.121.9
Barking16,10217,25017,60126.126.726.79,7569,95310,05421.821.221.1
Barnet24,00224,44324,80926.426.526.318,79019,15819,43719.819.419.1
Bexley19,50821,06221,85627.528.628.614,52514,54914,74822.021.421.6
Brent22,40422,47822,66527.026.926.712,68813,23313,43220.921.020.9
Bromley22,43023,05523,83228.128.428.717,15017,80118,06921.120.220.4
Croydon27,01628,41429,56827.628.128.314,90915,23815,30621.922.222.0
Ealing25,59526,25726,92126.626.627.213,48013,87214,18522.222.122.3
Enfield23,82324,50025,30927.828.428.517,84818,21818,63721.221.021.5
Haringey19,77720,53821,25126.727.227.09,2229,67310,05621.221.521.7
Harrow19,34819,57919,91826.827.127.88,3208,4538,40923.422.922.7
Havering20,10820,39620,71027.527.427.914,89214,90814,66722.222.022.1
Hillingdon20,54321,18821,94927.126.826.614,11514,32614,64421.020.720.9
Hounslow19,59519,75119,91426.227.427.314,52614,87915,11021.321.520.9
Kingston upon Thames10,77111,03311,42028.929.530.07,7877,9598,03420.520.020.2
Merton15,65415,86816,11927.227.028.17,3137,4957,59522.022.023.3
Newham25,58627,43228,11427.527.527.914,06714,77515,26124.524.224.8
Redbridge19,70719,81420,58529.329.229.015,36215,70316,33620.920.621.3
Richmond upon Thames11,19511,44411,91825.726.126.77,6227,6507,70023.323.522.9
Sutton13,47013,88314,27228.328.027.311,35911,75312.00121.421.520.7
Waltham Forest20,16420,69021,15826.826.526.411,50612,08212,10122.523.023.5
Birmingham107,700108,635110,04528.228.227.864,72865,50466,.09522.121.721.6
Coventry29,82530,11330,31427.127.827.219,01319,27419,34322.922.922.4
Dudley29,58230,01030,62327.027.326.918,12418,44818,62822.722923.0
Sandwell32,29132,72333,06127.928.228.618,41818,99319,02321.221.922.1
Solihull20,12020,74721,39527.327.628.213,50513,92914,16021.821.621.6
Walsall28,52628,55428,86425.726.026.019,50619,80319,75520.620.420.8
Wolverhampton25,60825,86726,28325.926.226.516,00116,09315,93020.521.621.2
Knowsley19,00020,12220,11727.728.027.69,0969,4499,49422.122.421.6
Liverpool51,61650,36450,37426.927.126.830,55631,13831,51020.420.720.8
St. Helens17,63517,69817,82926.827.027.511,75911,87311,78919.720.320.0
Sefton27,39927,86728,19827.227.627.519,03019,45319,49720.921.921.3
Wirral31,63231,74132,12625.926.126.421,15921.42422,75320.920.520.9
Bolton27,63828,08528,43528.128.728.517,03117,32417,49121.121.321.8
Bury176,24817,54217,95227.527.828.310,33210,68910.85322.723.023.6
Manchester46,92347,05646,85626.526.927.021,69322,12622,01922.422.322.3
Oldham24,77424,96125,11428.628.528.616,33116,60716,69322.522.821.8
Rochdale21,65821,83022,28729.529.229.212,94213,20413,17722.823.323.0
Salford23,26523,73423,91927.127.327.411,63911,94911,97722.321.922.4
Stockport25,59525,92526,44927.727.527.716,01916,27315,65521.621.922.5
Thameside23,29623,67823,90729.629.529.313,37213,78114,05823.723.823.5
Trafford20,56521,13421,50229.029.028.711,94712,46112,88221.621.822.0
Wigan29,96329,93230,27227.928.028.219,52319,92319,89821.421.621.6
Barnsley21,50221.70321,91027.427.528.212,73012,97612,98822.922.823.2
Doncaster29,.45928,91630,61427.528.128.221,86822,97821,51521.121.421.7
Rotherham24,95425,21525,64525.125.826.918,18718,77118,95320.521.421.7
Sheffield44,56345,22545,85026.326.826.826,98127,35927,50322.422.623.1
Bradford41,22941,54742,19027.327.827.946,29746,58446,07222.522.822.7
Calderdale19,88120,31620,48727.927.527.713,39013,65713,81020.221.020.9
Kirklees37,71938,18938,50127.228.228.724,87525,22525,36321.420.921.7
Leeds69,42870,58371,13527.928.228.143,62744,28244,27420.520.521.1
Wakefield30,70831,18031,84027.527.928.020,08420,70820,42821.821.721.8
Gateshead18,36618,56418,68425.826.025.911,75111,78011,85320.720.420.6
Newcastle upon Tyne22,44122,46022,38927.327.627.716,90217,28517,28821.521.321.6
North Tyneside16,61516,95217,01526.526.927.014,34214,44014,31621.922.121.9
South Tyneside16,02316,23316,39826.326.326.89,5709,7559,65022.522.622.4
Sunderland30,05729,94230,32425.625.425.619,43619,58619,31120.921.021.2
Isles of Scilly16915715218.717.313.712212611324.026.015.0
Avon80,70082,07983,19627.727.827.754,41854,66754,72021.221.121.4
Bedfordshire43,51144,04544,60426.326.827.144,71145,47645,96622.021.922.5
Berkshire62,45563,73265,31327.127.027.347,00547,62047,83420.120.320.4
Buckinghamshire62,36563,96065,15627.227.327.837,16637,73937,99921.120.621.4
Cambridgeshire59,12759,68660,49227.427.327.840,90441,70241,76222.321.822.3
Cheshire89,94490,59892,08827.427.327.463,58364,70764,94221.121.321.3
Cleveland65,10265,16965,60726.826.926.936,43737,12837,24022.122.122.1
Cornwall40,53141,05541,66726.827.027.328,97729,38729,51522.222.222.4
Cumbria42,84043,14043,96925.726.226.031,21531,71132,07620.621.021.0
Derbyshire85,41886,47888,61327.327.928.957,54858,39758,51421.421.722.3
Devon80,63382,43083,69826.426.727.258,82660,42961,35121.121.321.3
Dorset45,80347,04248,07527.527.627.741,28642,20142,82821.921.822.0
Durham56,33456,54957,24627.527.728.437,70838,26537,97621.621.922.5
East Sussex51,98153,19054,87527.427.527.734,34935,40735,69021.021.321.1
Essex123,997128,567132,55426.926.926.995,89396,32596,68121.921.921.8
Gloucestershire43,59744,76445,67926.426.727.233,38934,00134,39421.521.622.1
Hampshire137,313135,389137,98627.427.727.879,19984,41585,42722.222.322.4
Hereford and Worcester49,25150,66251,43025.125.525.947,47248,17347,79621.721.921.8
Hertfordshire84,82587,46489,73826.426.526.768,34769,53270,37120.120.020.2
Humberside85,40986,43287,75727.527.727.956,11156,87757,07522.622.822.3
Isle of Wight7,2147,2797,43526.026.326.910,49810,64810,80522.222.122.4
Kent129,234133,025135,59827.627.727.7102,229102,764103,76920.920.720.6
Lancashire130,576132,402133,89127.727.928.484,25786,11686,91821.421.622.4
Leicestershire80,44881,42982,49325.826.526.759,96360,97361,55221.522.222.2
Lincolnshire49,84451,48852,76326.526.826.737,84138,60539,22119.920.020.2
Norfolk62,63163,97264,84425.125.426.041,07841,41041,44120.220.020.1
North Yorkshire59,24060,60561,85025.726.226.344.01345,06545,63820.820.720.8
Northamptonshire51,26552,44653,64926.426.726.544,91045,27045,65920.620.821.3
Northumberland21,69221,62121,73727.027.227.129,32929,75829,80422.022.722.6
Nottinghamshire92,88494,09495,70327.027.428.363,76864,99865,41420.520.621.2
Oxfordshire41,31342,76543,91225.625.926.835,12735,88836,28121.021.121.9
Shropshire35,99136,76437,66426.426.627.325,22325,82025,78021.121.521.6
Somerset36,45337,23737,84926.927.027.328,03828,54528,84522.122.523.2
Staffordshire93,51494,65196,18827.727.627.769,48770,64571,09322.122.022.3
Suffolk44,35545,58246,69624.824.925.148,02448,79849,04020.720.921.0
Surrey73,32574,60077,04925.525.625.845,40550,53450,77721.621.621.6
Warwickshire46,44646,65047,20926.526.927.925,08726,00526,26020.320.621.3
West Sussex53,15854,99556,51626.226.526.839,95240,41540,42621.621.921.7
Wiltshire48,20549,35150,86126.626.927.134,48735,29435,77621.321.421.3
England4,241,7504,312,2004,389,36426.927.127.32,933,5982,993,2563,011,28421.421.521.6

(11) Not applicable.


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Mr. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she expects the form 7 figures to have been processed in order to provide class size information as at January 1997; and if she will make a statement. [11360]

Mr. Squire [holding reply 17 January 1996]: Provisional figures on class sizes in maintained primary and secondary schools as at January 1997 are expected to be published in a statistical press notice at the end of June.


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